Isham Park Celebrates Its Centennial this Saturday
Saturday, September 29, 2012 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Isham Park, festivities will be held on the lawn at the top of the park Enter the park at Broadway above Isham Street to march with the band at 11:00am 11:00am to 3:00pm festivities including various speakers, story booth, performers, historical park signage & tours, children’s [...]
It’s My Park Day – Isham Park this Saturday
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Tree wars erupt in woodsy Inwood parks — 148 felled | NY Daily News
By Douglas Feiden / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS A massive tree-cutting blitz thinned out a broad swath of Inwood’s two crown jewel parks, toppling 148 hardwoods, pruning 253 others — and leaving angry residents denouncing “chainsaw madness.” The week-long logging operations in Isham Park and Inwood Hill Park featured 40 workers in 20 trucks felling [...]
In Inwood, Urban Paul Bunyans Wield Chainsaws in the Name of Safety | NY Times
By C. J. HUGHES Residents of Inwood who glanced out their windows this week might be forgiven for thinking that city employees had confused the Great North Woods, and its logging traditions, with the northernmost tip of Manhattan. Starting last Monday, a large-scale tree-cutting operation involving 20 trucks and 50 workers targeted large swaths of [...]
Inwood Residents Push for Preservation | The Uptowner
By Lindsey Wagner Inwood, nestled at the tip of Manhattan, is a neighborhood filled with an iconic history that many of its residents are unaware of. Every year, the Historic Districts Council accepts submissions from neighborhood groups that feel their neighborhoods are worthy of preservation. Inwood was chosen by the Historic Districts Council as one [...]
City Funding to End Drought for Isham Park | Epoch Times
By Ivan Pentchoukov A year from now there will be water at Isham Park, thanks to $750,000 in city funding secured by Councilman Robert Jackson. The historic 20-acre park in the Inwood neighborhood of northern Manhattan has had no access to water for drinking and irrigation for years. Jackson joined representatives from the Department of [...]
Uptown in Brief: Inwood Chosen as One of Six Neighborhoods That Deserve Historic Preservation
By Carla Zanoni DNAinfo Reporter/Producer INWOOD — Manhattan’s northernmost neighborhood is receiving some long overdue accolades for its architectural diversity and unique landscape design. Chosen as one of two Manhattan neighborhoods that warrant preservation, Inwood was named part of the Historic Districts Council’s first annual “Six to Celebrate,” an effort that will be made through [...]
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